NLIHC Urges States and Localities to Implement Eviction Protections after Supreme Court Ended CDC Moratorium
The Supreme Court ruled on August 26 to end a temporary stay by a lower court that had slowed legal challenges to the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Recording Available of September 20 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
Our most recent (September 20) call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing” addressed the $327 billion in housing investments included in the budget reconciliation package, shared how the…
Representative Cori Bush and Senators Warren, Markey, and Padilla Introduce “Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021”
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ed Markey (D-MA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), along with Representative Cori Bush (D-MO) and three dozen of her Democratic colleagues in the House, introduced on…
NLIHC Testifies before Congress on Reforms Needed to Expedite the Distribution of Emergency Rental Assistance
The House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) held a hearing on September 10, “Protecting Renters During the Pandemic: Reviewing Reforms to Expedite Emergency Rental Assistance,” to discuss reforms…
Recording Available of August 30 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During our most recent (August 30) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) spoke about Congress’s short- and long-term efforts to expand…
Attorney General Garland Urges Legal Community to Take Action to Prevent Evictions
Attorney General Merrick Garland sent a letter on August 30 calling on the legal community to volunteer to confront the ongoing housing and eviction crisis. The letter urges members of the legal…
Supreme Court Invalidates CDC Eviction Moratorium, Millions of Renters Immediately at Risk
The Supreme Court, in an unsigned opinion, ruled (6-3) on August 26 to end the temporary stay on a lower court ruling seeking to overturn the federal eviction moratorium issued by the Centers for…
Join NLIHC Campaign Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, and Affordable Housing” Today at 2:30 pm ET
Join today’s (August 30) national HoUSed campaign call from 2:30-4 pm ET. We will be joined by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, for a discussion on the…
Recording Available of August 23 National Call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing”
During our most recent (August 9) national call on “HoUSed: Universal, Stable, Affordable Housing,” we discussed the latest on the CDC eviction moratorium and efforts by the apartment industry to…
Minnesota’s Eviction Moratorium Off-Ramp
Minnesota has implemented statewide tenant protections to prevent evictions: until June 2022, landlords cannot file for eviction for non-payment of rent against any tenant who has a pending…
Appeals Court Denies Challenge, Upholding Eviction Moratorium for Now
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit filed an order on August 20 rejecting an emergency motion by the Alabama Association of Realtors to halt the Biden administration’s new…